We studied the impact of two different shipping temperatures on the viability, composition and function of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) against bacterial antigens using multi-colour flow cytometry and IFN-g enzyme-linked immunospot assay (IFN-g ELISpot), in order to provide guidance on sample shipment conditions for future clinical studies.
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Identification of T-cell epitopes for vaccine targets against melioidosis in North East Thailand.